Contend
Related Definitions
[v] maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
[v] have an argument about something
[v] to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
[v] compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
[v] come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Synonyms
argue, compete, contest, cope, deal, debate, fence, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage, postulate, repugn, vie
Related Terms
affirm, agonize, allege, announce, annunciate, antagonize, argue, argufy, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, bandy words, battle, beat against, beat up against, bicker, bicker over, box, brawl, breast the wave, broil, brook no denial, buck,